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William Welby-Gregory

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British politician (1829-1898)

Sir William Welby-Gregory 4th Baronet
Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, Bart - 1898

Member of Parliament forGrantham
In office 1857–1868 Serving with Frederick Tollemache (1857–1865) John Thorold (1865–1868)
Preceded by	Sir Glynne Welby, Bt Lord Montagu Graham
Succeeded by	John Thorold Edmund Turnor
Member of Parliament forSouth Lincolnshire
In office 1868–1884
Preceded by	John Trollope
Succeeded by	Murray Finch-Hatton

Personal details
Born	(1829-01-04)4 January 1829
Died	26 November 1898(1898-11-26) (aged 69)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Victoria Stuart-Wortley (m. 1863)
Parents	Sir Glynne Welby (father) Frances Cholmeley (mother)
Relatives	Sir Montague Cholmeley (maternal grandfather) Alfred Welby (brother) Emmeline Welby-Gregory (daughter) Harry Cust (son-in-law)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th BaronetDL (4 January 1829 – 26 November 1898)^[1] was a BritishConservative Party politician.

He was the son ofSir Glynne Welby, 3rd Baronet, educated atEton College. He matriculated atChrist Church, Oxford in 1847, graduating B.A. in 1846.^[2]

Welby was elected as aMember of Parliament (MP) forGrantham at the1857 general election,^[3] and held the seat until heresigned on 14 April 1868 (by taking the post ofSteward of the Chiltern Hundreds)^[4] in order to contest a by-election forSouth Lincolnshire.^[3] He was elected unopposed South Lincolnshire on 29 April, and held the seat until he resigned again on 20 February 1884, this time by becomingSteward of the Manor of Northstead.^[4]

In 1889 he was appointed the first chairman ofKesteven County Council, a position he held until his death in 1898.^[5]

In 1863, William marriedVictoria Stuart-Wortley, by whom he had three children. He died on 26 November 1898.^[6]

^Leigh Rayment's list of baronets –Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)
^Foster, Joseph (1888–1891)."Welby-Gregory, (Sir) William Earle (Bart.)" .Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – viaWikisource.
^^a ^bCraig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974].British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 133.ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
^^a ^bDepartment of Information Services (14 January 2010)."Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850"(PDF).House of Commons Library. Retrieved13 August 2010.
^"Kesteven County Council: The place of meeting decided".Grantham Journal. 6 April 1889. p. 3. Retrieved22 November 2023.
^"Death of Sir William E. Welby-Gregory".Stamford Mercury. 2 December 1898. p. 6. Retrieved22 November 2023.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Glynne Welby, Bt Lord Montagu Graham	Member of Parliament forGrantham 1857–1868 With:Frederick Tollemache 1857–1865 John Thorold 1865–1868	Succeeded by John Thorold Edmund Turnor
Preceded by John Trollope	Member of Parliament forSouth Lincolnshire 1868–1884	Succeeded by Murray Finch-Hatton
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Glynne Welby	Baronet (ofDenton Manor) 1875–1898	Succeeded by Charles Welby

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